COVID-19: People deemed 'clinically extremely vulnerable' can book vaccine Monday

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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will give the latest figures on newly confirmed cases, deaths, recoveries and more.

This letter will instruct the recipient on how to call to book a vaccination appointment, starting March 29, and must be shown on the vaccination date.

“For many, knowing that COVID-19 would compound what are already serious illnesses has created added challenge and stress – concerns that will soon be relieved.”Article content So far in B.C. 470,340 people have received vaccine – or roughly 11 per cent of the 4.3 million British Columbians aged 18 and older.

For example, as of Tuesday there were 178,340 doses of vaccine available – or close to nine days worth based on the current vaccination rate of 20,000 a day.On Tuesday, Henry reported 682 new cases of COVID-19, of which 144 were one of the more contagious variants of concern. The percentage of variant cases in B.C. is growing every day, as is the average daily COVID-19 case count.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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